Monte Landis
ActingAlso Known As
Monty Landis, Max Landstein
Biography
Max Landstein (born 20 April 1933) was a Scottish-American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the comic foil in multiple episodes of The Monkees, most notably as "Mr. Zero" in "The Devil and Peter Tork". He began his career in Britain before moving to the United States in 1963. He also had a career in Paris in the mid-50s as emcee in cabarets and jazz clubs (Crazy Horse, Club Saint-Germain, etc.) -he played his own role later in Charade (1963)- and choreographer for the French vocal group The Blue Stars of France.
Movies
(21 total)
Young Frankenstein
as Gravedigger
Charade
as Master of Ceremonies at Club (uncredited)
Body Double
as Sid Goldberg
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as Mario
Real Genius
as Dr. Dodd
Targets
as Marshall Smith
Yellowbeard
as Prison Guard
The Mouse That Roared
as Cobbley
Heart Condition
as Beverly Palm Hotel Waiter
School for Scoundrels
as Fleetsnod
Myra Breckinridge
as Vince
Double Trouble
as Georgie
On the Beat
as Mr. Bassett
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Octavius
Candy Stripe Nurses
as Husband in Clinic
Play It Cool
as Horace - Beatnik Man
On the Fiddle
as Conductor
What a Crazy World
as Solly Gold
The Underachievers
as Carruthers
TV Shows
(30 total)
Columbo
as Steward
Batman
as Basil
Get Smart
as General Pajarito
The Golden Girls
as Victor
Hawaii Five-O
as Tony Madrid
The Monkees
as King
The Monkees
as Oraculo
The Monkees
as Zeckenbush
The Monkees
as Duce
The Monkees
as Shah-Ku
The Monkees
as Pshaw
The Monkees
as Zero
Police Woman
as The Snitch
Police Woman
as Nadje
The Golden Palace
as Mr. Ricchutti
The High Chaparral
as Tailor
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Genghis Gomez VIII